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Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Kapa can mean 'from, to, into'.
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-from
Example 74-119:
náyka mitlayt kápa tawn
náyka
1sg
mitlayt
sit
kápa
at
tawn
town
I’m in town.
Example 74-130:
Lea yáka mámuk hal Maria kápa tlxwap
Lea
Lea
yáka
3sg
mámuk
make
hal
haul
Maria
Maria
kápa
at
tlxwap
hole
Lea pulled Maria out of the hole.
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Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
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Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Source:
Own knowledge
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